1923

Events

January 1: The first "Rose Bowl" (so-named) is played between Southern California and Penn State, with the Trojans winning, 14-3. (This New Years game was previously played in 1902 and 1916-1922 at Tournament Park in Pasadena.) Attendence is 43,000. The new stadium had been first used on October 28, 1922 for a regular season game between California and USC. (Jones, Todd, "The Second Season: How the Rise of the Bowls Shaped College Football", ESPN College Football Encyclopedia, ESPN Books, New York, New York, 2005, ISBN 1-4013-3703-1, pages 1435, 1438.)

September 30: A pile of waste wood outside the door of the wood shop catches fire on Sunday afternoon, doing minor damage before being quickly extinguished. "The students sadly regret that the fire couldn't have waited until a class hour. Outside combustion is the theory dissolved by 'Hawshaw' Sams." (The Tiger, "Cadets Extinguish Sunday Fire", Wednesday, 3 October 1923, Volume XIX, Number 3, page 1.)